Project Mgr III - Tech

BAE Systems

Herndon, VA

LOCATION

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Job Description

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Job Overview:

Job Description

BAE Systems, a top ten prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, enables the U.S. government to transform data into intelligence and provides engineering, integration and sustainment support for critical military platforms and systems. Intelligence & Security provides services and products to the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, federal law enforcement officials, and troops deployed around the world.

At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. We offer flexible work environment to support the balance in your life and keep you performing at your best. Be a part of a company that is part of the community; driven to improve our future and protect our freedom.

We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join our technology-based program supporting a key government customer. This program delivers engineering services for network infrastructure and enterprise computing infrastructure including end-point devices, data center servers, multi-Cloud services, virtualized applications, and storage systems. As a Scrum Master on this program, you will have an opportunity to work on one of the most complex and high-profile programs within the government customer community. This is a fast paced and challenging role that offers a rewarding career opportunity.

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Typical Education and Experience

Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 10 years work experience or equivalent experience

Required Skills and Education

We are looking for experienced scrum master with 11 years of experience with a bachelor's or master's degree, or 13 years without a degree. We are looking for someone who has experience or background in the following requirements:

Professional Certifications (At least one): Project Management Professional (i.e. PMI PMP), Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP), Leadership Coaching
Proven experience leading and managing enterprise level projects and multi-disciplinary teams using the Lean Agile Project Management methodology or Project Management Framework (PMF)
Enterprise Scrum Master experience using Lean Agile including:
- Setting up new projects and workflows within Jira or ServiceNow
- Developing project milestone and sprint burn-up charts using ERDOS
- Facilitating sprint planning and grooming ceremonies
Ability to monitor the progress of multiple concurrent and highly visible projects
Outstanding communication skills with ability to articulate complex technical issues to diverse audiences
Ability to manage concurrent projects with short deadlines and competing priorities.
Proven ability to identify programmatic challenges, risks, and constraints, and develop and convey effective mitigation strategies
Experience coaching and facilitating team building and leadership offsite events

Preferred Skills and Education

Experience with project management tools including:
- MS Project for resource-loaded project schedules
- Jira or ServiceNow for managing backlogs, portfolios, products, and sprints
- SharePoint as a document repository
Excellent communication skills with ability to articulate complex technical concepts to executive and senior managers
Experience leading and managing a cross-functional teams, including infrastructure engineering and software development, to design and develop new IT hosting infrastructure (on-premises and cloud-based, e.g. AWS).
Ability to build and maintain constructive relationships with customers, stakeholders, technical teams, and contractors
Knowledge of:
- Enterprise technical architecture and services-oriented architectures
- Security requirements and operating environments
- IT components, missions, and strategies
Experience with coaching/guiding IT organizations through Agile adoption and transition from Management Framework (PMF)
Familiarity with:
- Service catalog, IT Gateway, ESP, JIRA, Hive, and SharePoint
- Entire development system life cycle
- Current and emerging technologies
Experience working with government agencies
Skills in:
- Quality and Assurance (Q&A)
- Configuration Management
- Data Analysis including identifying, controlling, recording, reporting, auditing, and verifying/validating Configuration Item (CI) attributes
- Data comparison, migration, and planning

About BAE Systems, Inc.

BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.

Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.